2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards deadline

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, June 30, 2011 (in office)

The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards is now accepting submissions from Aboriginal and Native American recording artists living in Canada and the USA.

All submissions must be in the office by June 30, 2011. Postmarked submissions will not be accepted.

The entry form is available at:
http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/umedia/2011_APCMA_Official_Entry_Form.pdf

Eligibility period: June 30, 2009 – June 30, 2011

The nominees and award winners will be decided by voting on the www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com website. Industry Voters will select the nominees in the first round of voting in the Industry Categories. Fans will select the nominees and winners in two rounds of voting in the Genre Categories.

The awards will be handed out during two ceremonies in Winnipeg on November 3 and 4, 2011.

Genre Categories
Best Blues CD
Best Country CD
Best Fiddle CD
Best Flute CD
Best Folk/Acoustic CD
Best Francophone CD
Best Gospel CD
Best Hand Drum CD
Best Instrumental CD
Best Inuit CD
Best Peyote CD
Best Pop CD
Best Pow Wow CD – Traditional
Best Pow Wow CD – Contemporary
Best Rap/Hip Hop CD
Best Rock CD
Single of the Year

Industry Categories
Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year
Aboriginal Male Entertainer of the Year
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year
Best Aboriginal Music Radio Station/Program
Best Album Cover Design
Best Duo or Group
Best International Indigenous Artist
Best Music Video
Best New Artist
Best Producer/Engineer
Best Television Program/Promotion of Aboriginal Music

Artist(s) must be First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Native American. At least half of the members of groups of two or more artists (acts) must be First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Native American. Proof of Ancestry or Tribal Affiliation is required. The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards will recognize letters of adoption from First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Native American community leaders and Elders for artists and acts without legal documentation.

Please send your submission to:
Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards
2nd Floor – 376 Donald Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3B 2J2

For more information:
Toll Free: 1 866 449 0251
Local: 204 956 1849
Fax: 204 956 0241
Email: info@aboriginalpeopleschoice.com
www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com

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